Effects of Pinus massoniana bark extract on cell proliferation and apoptosis of human hepatoma BEL-7402 cells |
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Authors: | Cui Ying-Yu Xie Heng Qi Kang-Biao He Yan-Ming Wang Jin-Fa |
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Affiliation: | 1. The State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol and The Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong Province, China 2. Institute of Songzhen Nutritional Resource, Guangzhou 510645, Guangdong Province, China |
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Abstract: | AIM:To study the effects of Pinus massoniana bark extract (PMBE) on cell proliferation and apoptosis of human hepatoma BEL-7402 cells and to elucidate its molecular mechanism. METHODS:BEL-7402 cells were incubated with various concentrations (20-200 ug/mL) of PMBE for different periods of time. After 48 h, cell proliferation was determined by 3-(4,5-dimethyl-thiazolyl-2)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. Apoptosis was evaluated by morphological observation, agarose gel electrophoresis, and flow cytometry analysis. Possible molecular mechanisms were primarily explored through immunohistochemical staining. RESULTS:PMBE (20-200 ug/mL) significantly suppressed BEL-7402 cell proliferation in a time-and dose-dependent manner. After treatment of BEL-7402 cells with 160 ug/mL PMBE for 24, 48, or 72 h, a typical apoptotic "DNA ladder"was observed using agarose gel electrophoresis. Nuclear condensation and boundary aggregation or split, apoptotic bodies were seen by fluorescence and electron microscopy. Sub-G_1 curves were displayed by flow cytometry analysis. PMBE decreased the expression levels of Bcl-2 protein in a time-dependent manner after treatment of cells with 160 ug/mL PMBE. CONCLUSION:PMBE suppresses proliferation of BEL-7402 cells in a time-and dose-dependent manner and induces cell apoptosis by possibly downregulating the expression of the bcl-2 gene. |
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Keywords: | Pinus massoniana bark extract Procyanidins Human hepatoma BEL-7402 cell Cell proliferation Apoptosis bcl-2 gene |
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